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• Research

  The best sites to research politicians

  A full biography, issue positions, a sample ballot, or a place to act once you already know who they are.

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• Contact

  The best places to contact officials

  A directory you can reuse, a scripted call, a .gov lookup, or a letter from your phone.

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• Donate

  The best places to donate

  Campaigns take donations through major processors. Other sites let you find officials in any party and donate.

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• Petitions

  The best places for petitions and polls

  Nudge a politician with a public petition, a cause community, a letter to an office, or an ask aimed at one official.

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• Finances

  The best sites for financial records

  See who already gave, which PACs spent, and what the official filings say. This is research, not a place to donate.

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• History

  The best legislative history sites

  Dive into bills and past votes: the official Congress file, a plain-English tracker, and the statehouses.

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• Races

  The best sites to follow races

  Find odds, polls, betting markets, maps, and who is running.

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Head to head

• BallotpediavsPower PlayersA full encyclopedia versus a site built to act on the political landscape.
• ActBluevsWinRedThe two usual fundraising sites. Same idea. Opposite parties.
• 5 CallsvsResistbotA scripted call versus a letter from a phone.
• GovTrackvsCongress.govCongress in plain English versus the official record.
• 270toWinvsRealClearPoliticsElectoral maps versus poll averages.
• 5 CallsvsPower PlayersA script for this week’s issue versus a directory of people you can reuse.
• BallotpediavsGovTrackPeople and elections versus Congress as a machine.
• BallotpediavsOpenSecretsWho they are versus who paid.
• GovTrackvsPower PlayersThe legislative record versus reaching the member.

Last updated September 23, 2026